Posted By Allergic Living On 2013/03/14 @ 12:11 pm In Pollen, Pets | No Comments

Get your Groove Back

You’ve banished gardening from your life, uprooted your plants and spend your Spring hiding indoors. Little do you know, there are hundreds of low-allergy options for your garden. What’s more, many of these are far more beautiful than their pollen-pouring counterparts, because they have to stand out in order to attract bees and other pollinating insects. Here is Allergic Living‘s list of potentials for your low-allergy garden:

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Flowering Plants

Lathyrus odoratus – Sweet pea

Catharanthus roseus – Periwinkle

Digitalis – Foxglove

Impatiens – Impatiens

Myosotis – Forget-me-nots

Nierembergia – Cup flower

Petunia – Petunia

Viola – Johnny jump up, pansy, violet

Brodiaea – Dlephant’s ears

Crocus – Spring-flowering crocus

Cyclamen – Cyclamen

Galanthus – Snowdrops

Gladiolus – Gladiolus

Hyacinth – Hyacinth (numerous varieties)

Gentiana – Gentian

Geranium – True geranium, cranesbill

Hemerocallis – Day lily

Peony – Peony

Polemonium – Jacob’s ladder

Rhododendron – Azalea, rhododendron

Fuchsia – Fuchsia

Dianthus – Carnation, pinks

Papaver – Poppy

Begonia – Fibrous or tuberous begonia

Rosa – Rose (avoid high-scent varieties)

Phlox – Phlox

Iris – Iris

Erythrocoma triflora – Prairie smoke

Kniphofia – Red Hot Poker

Clematis – Clematis

Tulipa gesneriana – Tulip (bulbs may irritate sensitive skin)

Penstemon – Beardtongue

Antirrhinum – Snapdragon

Asclepias tuberosa – Butterfly weed

Hibiscus – hibiscus

Narcissus – Daffodil

Bulbine frutescens – bulbine

Shurbs/Bushes/Herbs

Coleus blumei – Coleus

Hosta – Hosta, plantain lily

Physalis – Chinese lantern

Sempervivum – Hens and chicks

Hydrangea grandiflora – Big leaf hydrangea

Viburnum – Viburnum shrubs, highbush cranberry, nannyberry

Heuchera – Coral bells (many varieties)

Teucrium crispum – Wood sage

Physocarpus opulifolius – Dart’s gold, ninebark

Bergenia – Elephant’s ears

Kolkwitzia amabilis – Beauty bush

Aronia melanocarpa – Black chokeberry

Rodgersia pinnata – Featherleaf rodgersia

Helianthemum – Sunrose, rock rose

Gaura – Gaura, beeblossom

Vaccinium corymbosum – Blueberry bush

Berberis vulgaris – Barberry bush

Daphne – Daphne

Nandinadomestica – Nandina

Salvia greggii – Autumn sage

Salvia clevelandii – Cleaveland sage, blue sage

Trees

Stick to female trees, which may drop berries or seeds but don’t produce pollen